Public Affairs Committee

Purpose:

To provide strategic advice, shared intelligence and coordinated activities to support MTAA’s advocacy efforts on behalf of its members.

The Committee supports MTAA’s direct engagement and media campaign activities, including contributing to patient stories, data and insights on the
effects of positive and negative reforms.

The Committee is also responsible for supporting MTAA with the development and execution of the Advocacy Strategy and its activities, including active stakeholder engagement to promote priorities of the industry and the strategic issues identified by other committees.

The Committee also supports the amplification of MTAA’s advocacy content, which includes reports (such as the Value of MedTech Report, Digital Health Report etc.), submissions and industry content products and messages.

Objectives:

1. Support the development and execution of MTAA’s Advocacy Strategy and its activities, including active stakeholder engagement to promote strategic and policy priorities of the industry,
2. Provide strategic counsel and shared intelligence, and
3. Support the amplification of advocacy content through direct engagement (i.e. the Value of MedTech report).

MTAA Lead: Justin Foster, Associate Director – Advocacy and Government Relations